My boyfriend is 24 years old and has had a battle with drugs and alcohol since he was 12.?

He has been in and out of recovery for the last 4 years and completely drug and alchol free for the last 2 years. He is very successful in his life now and feels he is right where he should be at this point and time. However, he would like to be a social drinker. Do you think he should stay away from alcohol... show more He has been in and out of recovery for the last 4 years and completely drug and alchol free for the last 2 years. He is very successful in his life now and feels he is right where he should be at this point and time. However, he would like to be a social drinker. Do you think he should stay away from alcohol from now till the day he dies? Or do you think an occasional drink would be ok?

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Best Answer: stay away from it. if he goes back now, he'll eventually spiral again. take it from me. i have been to prison for drugs (dealing to support my habit). i quit for over three years, went right back to drinking. went to rehab. went back to drinking. back to rehab. now, i'm back to drinking. it's best to stay away. trust me.

Unfortunately, he can't. If he has been in recovery, he should know better. He knows this whether he wants to admit it or not. You just need to do everything you can to be supportive of his efforts. If you are going to want to stay with him, you may very well end up having to make some sacrafices of your own.

If he is trying to get around the alcohol thing by saying he wants to be a social drinker, he wants a excuse to start drinking again, I am shocked you are asking this question. One who has a addiction problem and stopped drinking and doing drugs, should never I repeat never drink or do drugs again in any situation including social. Why would you be with such a man that has such a long history of this, and only in recovery for 2 years? One does not need to drink to have a fun good life. Same goes for drugs. You should be with a man that has neer had this problem. I hope you are on the pill and he using a condom..and have been tested for HPV and other STDS...

Alcoholics can NEVER be social drinkers because they just don't know when to stop. He has some serious challenges ahead of him. Don't make any kind of commitment to him until you see if he can follow the no drugs and no alcohol path in life.

This is very dangerous for him. He may never drink again ,as long as he lives, or as long as he wants to live. I can tell you if he does, leave him if you do not want a life full of drama and uncertainty. Alcoholics will ruin their lives and everyone life around them. You can try and help them year after year, or binge after binge, but one thing is certain, if they do not want help, there is no way in hell you can do anything about it. If he starts drinking again, save yourself a life time of pain and hurt and leave him. I know this subject all to well. Trust me. Never believe what an alcoholic or drug user says, believe what they do.

You can't be a social drinker,he knows this from rehab.No I don't think he should stay away from alcohol the rest of his life,just don't drink today.If he can find a good enough reason to drink,I'll have one with him

hi how are you. to be honest my father used to be a alcholic and he went to rehab. and now he stays away from the beer. so i think anyone who went to rehab should stay away from it because they can go back to drinking everyday from time they wake up to the time they go to bed. and in my heart i know you don't want him to go back to it. but that is my thoughts.

when someone is an addict it means they do not have the restraint to just be a social drinker even if your boyfriend is happy in life he may still not be able to handle alcohol like many other people he is an addict and addicts get addicted i wish him the best of luck and tell him if he wants a drink he should go to a meeting or something be supportive dont drink in front of him either